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Reference
Envelope
Walls
- Requirements
- 4 walls
- 2 exterior...thermal
- Design / Selection
- Ideas
- Reuse: Brick, small wood
- Design
- West Wall
- Used wood (from flooring) horizontal plank up to window sill/bench
- Bench: Sill of the window - used wood
- Drywall to ceiling using "100 year no waste" install methods
- ventilation ducts
- North Wall (thermal)
- Used wood (from flooring) horizontal plank up to 4 ft
- Chart rail from reused wood at 4ft (1"x4") at top of wood plank
- ???? Clay drawing and/or small wood material
- what do we want to communicate
- use screws
- East Wall (movable)
- gate into office area
- book cases (8ft high x Xft long)
- floor waste planks horizontal on back
- used wood for shelves
- South Wall (movable)
- book cases (8ft high x Xft long)
- floor waste planks horizontal on back
- used wood for shelves
- book cases (8ft high x Xft long)
- Stairs Wall
- Used brick columns
- Used small wood scraps for the center wall on studs
- see google sketch-up
- West Wall
- Ideas
- Rationale
- maximize
- reuse
- durability / flexibility
- maximize
Floors
- Requirements
- durability for high traffic
- Design Selection
- Standard historic section used wood on sleepers flooring
- Do we want this another color / type of wood?
- Rationale
- reuse
- durability
- ability to heat via radiant flooring
Ceiling
- Requirements
- 1 hour fire rating
- thermal rating of > 60R
- durability
- sound deadening
- fit above the top of window arch
- Ideas
- none
- Design
- Layer I cellulose (new) sealed in with polyiso (2") screwed to joists
- Layer II - drywall (fire rated) screwed to joists and taped
- painted (flat) (research)
- 60R = 2" polyiso + 11"cellulose + 2" polyiso = 12R + 44R + 12R = 68R (reduce for joists by 5R)
- Rationale
- fire rating
- thermal
- durability
- sound deadening
Doors / Windows
- Requirements
- control access to office area
- Design / Selection
- Doors
- artist do a gate / used iron gate? / Bob D's door cut down
- Windows
- none planned
- do we need a window to see 3 season room activity
- none planned
- Doors
- Rationale
- driven heavily by access control
Fixtures
Toilets
- Requirements
- 2 toilets: one is ADA compliant, both elongated
- Minimize usage of water
- durability
- ease of cleaning
- Design / Selection
- Ideas:
- Reuse: toilets with dual flush valves
- Toto's view of sustainability
- American Standard Eco-product Listing
- Design
- Dual flush toilets
- Ideas:
- Rationale
- Sanitary
- minimize water
Faucets / Soap dispenser
- Requirements
- 2 faucets
- minimize usage of water: flow rate, auto on/off
- ease of cleaning
- durability
- Design / Selection
- Ideas:
- Design
- Auto faucets
- American Standard Faucet 0.5gpm
- make sure they are adjusted correctly (the sensor is adjustable from 2" to 10" distance for operation.
- requires separate thermostatically controlled mixing valve, which is adjustable.
- Soap dispenser
- Make sure it is located near/on the sink
- use foam soap
- Auto faucets
- Rationale
- Sanitary
- minimize water
- negative: require power
Sinks
- Requirements
- ease of cleaning
- durability
- encourage awareness of water usage (small, clear?)
- Design / Selection
- Ideas:
- Reuse sinks?
- Design
- Counter top design...solid core door cut to fit
- AmerStd Sink
- Ideas:
- Rationale
- sanitary
- minimize water
- easy to clean
- cost a bit high...but affordable
Hardware
- Requirements
- Hardware Elements
- grab bars
- soap dispenser
- mirror
- towel dispenser / air drying / laundered cloth towels (research?)
- TP holder
- hooks
- Shelving
- ease of cleaning
- durability
- no waste
- Hardware Elements
- Design / Selection
- Ideas:
- Design
- Reuse pipe
- grab bars (or Dalgleish grab bars)
- TP Holder
- Hooks
- Soap Dispenser
- Locate soap dispenser near/on sink
- Use foam soap
- Environmentally safe soap
- Shelving
- Have shelving under mirror
- Reuse wood
- Reuse pipe
- Rationale
- sanitary
- reuse / easy to clean
- support sustainable practices and products
Electrical
Lighting
- Requirements
- code: 10fc
- minimize energy
- durability / life of bulb (low usage)
- adequate light
- Design / Selection
- Ideas: Woody light pockets
- Occupancy sensors
- Light level sensors
- Design (more research required)
- Over mirror (1) T5 bulb with indirect down/up (Woody does these)
- Center of room (1) T5 fixture 80% up
- Ideas: Woody light pockets
- Rationale
- energy efficiency
- very little usage after occupancy is dealt with
Exhaust Fan
- Requirements
- 1 fan - 105cfm while occupied
- minimize energy
- durability
- Design / Selection
- Ideas
- Use central fan to pull air out of bathroom (no fan)
- Occupancy sensors??
- Design (more research required)
- Use central fan
- Ideas
- Rationale
- minimize energy efficiency
- proper ventilation
Outlets
- Requirements
- code requires one outlet per sink
- special outlet needs??
- Design / Selection
- Rationale
- minimize energy efficiency
- Welcome desk
- Walls, Floors, Ceiling
- Front Vestibule - Signage
- Lighting
- Signage
- Staircase + wall
- Library - tables, bookshelves (*see attached preliminary library design submitted our head librarian.)
- Sitting area
- Front Mezzanine